Highway to Hell: Why Shale Gas Fracking Is Worse Than Coal for Climate - HuffPo

[JohnWxy]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brendan-demelle/highway-to-hell-why-shale_b_847710.html

The Hill reported this morning on a groundbreaking http://thehill.com/images/stories/blogs/energy/howarth.pdf">report from Cornell University researchers confirming that shale gas recovered through high volume hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” will produce even more greenhouse gases than the burning of coal in the next two decades -- a critical window in which society must reduce emissions to combat climate change.

While natural gas is often viewed as a “cleaner alternative” to conventional fossil fuels -- and is often promoted as a "bridge fuel" by environmentalists and politicians alike -- the new Cornell report explodes this myth.

Gas is not just a "bridge to nowhere," it turns out to be a highway to hell. The Cornell study makes clear that the widely-held perception that gas is the "cleaner" darling of the fossil fuel trio is a myth. With total methane emissions factored in, shale gas turns out to have the greatest climate impact of all the fossil fuels.

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[DCKit]

1. Just watch "Gasland" folks.

All you need to know. Series.

[truebrit71]

6. That is an excellent, yet deeply depressing documentary...

...the 'Halliburton loophole' written into that legislation makes me want to spit blood...

[Nihil]

2. K&R ...

> While natural gas is often viewed as a “cleaner alternative” to conventional
> fossil fuels -- and is often promoted as a "bridge fuel" by environmentalists
> and politicians alike -- the new Cornell report explodes this myth.
>
> Gas is not just a "bridge to nowhere," it turns out to be a highway to hell. The
> Cornell study makes clear that the widely-held perception that gas is the "cleaner"
> darling of the fossil fuel trio is a myth. With total methane emissions factored in,
> shale gas turns out to have the greatest climate impact of all the fossil fuels.

Waiting for the inevitable gas defenders to arrive and accuse the OP of
supporting the coal industry ...

:popcorn:

[Petrushka]

3. K & R + link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOIxesWknk0

[Petrushka]

4. My ole underground neighbor, King Coal, is in the frackin' biz . . . BIG time!

http://frack.mixplex.com/content/consol-energy
http://shadbushcollective.org/?p=93

[Petrushka]

5. Radioactive fracking water

http://www.donnan.com/fracking-water-3.htm